EXHIBIT 23.1

             [Letterhead of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.]


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

     We  hereby  consent  to the  references  to  our  firm  and to our  reports
effective December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1999 in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-3 of Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation,  to be filed with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on or about March 21,  2001.  We also
consent  to the  reference  of our firm  under  the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Registration Statement.

                                           NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.




                                           /s/ FREDERIC D. SEWELL

                                                   Frederic D. Sewell
                                                   President


Dallas, Texas
March 19, 2001